Mount Gipps | |||||||||||||
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 Mount Gipps onMcPherson Range, 1928 | |||||||||||||
  Mount Gipps | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates:28°19′20″S153°00′35″E / 28.3222°S 153.0097°E /-28.3222; 153.0097 (Mount Gipps (centre of locality)) | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 15.7 km2 (6.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 0 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00/km2 (0.00/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4285 | ||||||||||||
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Mount Gipps is a rurallocality in theScenic Rim Region,Queensland, Australia.[3] In the2021 census, Mount Gipps had "no people or a very low population".[2]
The locality bordersNew South Wales [4] and is one end of theQueensland rabbit-proof fence.[5]
Mount Gipps has high slopes to the south belonging to theMcPherson Range and also in the north-east with a valley through the north-west and from west to east.[4] The mountain Mount Gipps, from which the locality takes its name, is on the southern border of the locality with New South Wales (28°20′31″S152°59′25″E / 28.3419°S 152.9903°E /-28.3419; 152.9903 (Mount Gipps)); it rises to 785 metres (2,575 ft) above sea level.[6][4]
Running Creek, a tributary of theLogan River, flows from east to west through the locality. Mount Gipps Road enters from Chinghee Creek in the north-west and follows through the valley. Although entirely freehold land, only the lower valley areas have been cleared and are used for grazing. The slopes have an extensive tree cover.[4]
In 1900, much of the land in the upper reaches of Running Creek was part of the rural propertyTelemon Crossing owned by A. Drynan.[7]
There was a sawmill in Mount Gipps from at least 1920.[8] It was located in the valley.[9]
Mount Gipps State School was opened on 21 July 1920.[10][11] It closed on 30 June 1954.[12][13] It was at 220 Mount Gipps Road (28°19′19″S152°59′29″E / 28.3220°S 152.9915°E /-28.3220; 152.9915 (Mount Gipps State School (former))).[14][4]
In the2016 census, Mount Gipps had a population of 7 people. The locality contains 8 households, in which 30.0% of the population are males and 70.0% of the population are females with a median age of 52, 14 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $0, $1,438 below the national average.[15]
In the2021 census, Mount Gipps had "no people or a very low population".[2]
There are no schools in Mount Gibbs. The nearest government primary school isHillview State School inHillview to the north. The nearest government secondary school isBeaudesert State High School inBeaudesert further north.[4]
